Strip for floor coverings and the like



M. PATTERSON. STRIP FOR FLOOR COVERINGS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILEDJAN 30, I922.

1 23, 1 43 Patented July 18, 1922.

INVENTOR i ii STRIP FOR FLOORCOVERINGS AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1922'.

Application filed January 30, 1922. Serial No. 532,748.

To all 1072/0112, it may concern;

Be it known that T, hilarious PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Strips for FloorCoverings and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved strip adapted for variouspurposes, but particularly designed for holding down floor coverings,especially linoleum and oil cloth.

The strip. is arranged at the edge of the linoleum and thus covers anyinequalitiesin cutting, and also acts as a closure so that water anddirt do not seep down between the linoleum and the floor.

The strip also provides a secure holding means so that curling andwarping of the edges of the linoleum are prevented, and fiu'thermore, itis easily and quickly laid and is adapted for cheap manufacture.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective View of a strip made according to myinvention, and Figure 2 is a section of the strip, showing it inposition on the floor. Figure 8 is a section of a modified form ofconstruction. Figure l is a section of the strip shown in Figure 1, butslightly modified. Figure 5 is a section of a still further modifiedform, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of another form of strip.

The strip 10, shown in Figure 1, is provided on one edge with a flap 11that extends longitudinally along the strip and projects from the topedge of the strip and is adapted as will be seen from Figure 2, to fit"down on the top face of the linoleum near the edge of it, the portionunder the flap providing an under-cut part to receive the edge of thelinoleum 12 and thus being adapted to hold it down, providing a goodappearance and forming a closure, since the flap is preferably made ofresilient material, the whole strip being usually made of rubber orsimilar substance which has a degree of flexibility which permits it tobe turned into corners and to fit around projecting parts in a room.

The other edge of the strip is under-cut by forming the face 13 in adownwardlyand inwardly inclined direction so that this edge forms anupwardly inclined pointed ridge 14: on the top edge, so that any upwardtendency of the floor covering 12 will cause the ridge 14 to bite andthus be frictionally engaged by the side wall 15, so that the strip willnot be raised and the linoleum will be held down.

In order to allow for many different thicknesses of material, from oilcloth to thick linoleum, the flap can be made so that it normallyinclines rather sharply down.- wardly away from the strip, as shown inFigure 4:.

lVhen laying linoleum atpresent it is very often done by means of asubstance which in the trade is known as cement, which is laid on thefloor and then the linoleum is pressed to it and the cement is anadhesive. In the present device the adhesive can be used to hold downthestrip, thereby savingadhesive, and in order to provide a means forholding down the strip a bottom flap 16 is projected substantiallyhorizontal from the bottom edge of the same side from which the flap 11projects, and is provided with perforations 17, and the adhesive, onwhich the strip is placed, passes through these perforations, and thus,when it dries, binds the strip down, assisting in this way thefrictional engagement of the ridge 1 1 by the side wall 15, or if thestrip is removed from the side wall, as in holding down the edge of arunner, the adhesive will sufiice.

As shown in Figures 1 and 4:, the bottom fiap 16 can be also madeimperforate, in which case it simply acts to rest on the floor, andacts, in conjunction with the flap 11, to form a recess to receive thelinoleum 12, and also acts as a top covering if the strip is to be.usedupside down as the edge or binding for a runner or for an otherwiseexposed edge of a. strip of linoleum or oil cloth..

The modification shown in Figure 3 shows the edge opposite that fromwhich the flap 11 projects as under-cut or recessed, asat 18. When thisstrip is used, cement is placed at the juncture of the floor and theside wall and then the strip is pushed down in this juncture,therebycompressing the cement, as at 19, so that it fits in the juncturestrip 10 is pushed down so that the ridge 1% binds against the side wall15 and thus acts to hold down the floor covering.

With this device an uneven edge is not in view and the strip thus addsto the appearance of the fioor, and the laying of the floor covering isfacilitated, because after an approximate fit of the linoleum to theroom, the strip 10 is placed on the edge of the linoleum, then thelinoleum and the strip are pressed down together so as to squeeze thestrip into the position shown in Figure 2-, and the laying is thencomplete.

I claim:

1. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip having athin flap on the top of one edge, and a downwardly and inwardly inclinedface on the other edge.

2. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip beingmade of flexible material and having an upwardly inclined pointed ridgeon the top of one edge, and a thin flap on the top of the other edge.

3. A strip for holding the edges of floor covering, said strip havingtwo flaps extending from one edge so as to grasp the edge of the floorcovering, and having its other edge formed to provide an obliquelyprojecting ridge, said ridge being adapted to bind against a side Wallon an upward tendency of the strip.

4:. A strip for holding the edges of floor material, said strip havingone edge provided with a resilient flap to receive the floor coveringbetween them, and having a groove in the other edge and below the topsurface thereof.

5. A strip for holding the edges of floor material, said strip havingone edge adapted to hold down the floor covering and having the otheredge provided with a groove, said latter edge being adapted at its topto engage a side wall, and the groove being adapted to receive cement.

6. The method of laying floor covering comprising the provision of astrip to receive the edge of the floor covering and having a recessedportion, placing cement at the juncture of the floor and side wall, andthen pressing said strip in said juncture so that said recessed portionsreceive cement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this26th day oi January, 1922.

MARCUS PATTERSON.

